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Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
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Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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Again. In a manner of speaking.
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Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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CrimethInc.
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Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
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Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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over a year ago
an island in the maelstrom
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
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There are no "why"s in our world.
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The Handwriting of 12 Famous Authors
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Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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Flashbak
Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
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4 Ancient Greek Sculptors You Need to Know
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New Study Reveals Ancient Secrets of the Nebra Sky Disc
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
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Happy Journeys (1961)
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Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
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What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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TheCollector
How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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Res Obscura
The open-stack library: a futuristic technology from the 18th century
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
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What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
TheCollector
What Makes Yinka Shonibare’s African Fabrics Unique?
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African History...
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There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
2 months ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
TheCollector
Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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Fear Change
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2 weeks ago
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TheCollector
The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art
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Trying to Understand...
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
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TheCollector
Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
9 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
TheCollector
5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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History Today Feed
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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Mon, 10/28/2024 - 10:04
TheCollector
The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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Open Culture
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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What Is the History of the Guitar?
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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Discover the Playful Drawings That Charles Darwin’s Children Left on His Manuscripts
Charles Darwin’s work on heredity was partly driven by tragic losses in his own family. Darwin had...
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Charles Darwin’s work on heredity was partly driven by tragic losses in his own family. Darwin had married his first cousin, Emma, and “wondered if his close genetic relation to his wife had had an ill impact on his children’s health, three (of 10) of whom died before the age of...
TheCollector
Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
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From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
TheCollector
Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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Hundred Rabbits
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
TinyBASIC, implemented TinyBASIC in Uxntal.
Left, added a...
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László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
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László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
TheCollector
The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
History Today Feed
New Year, Old Books
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JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
a month ago
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JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
Are Supernatural Beliefs Real?
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African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
History Today Feed
‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
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Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
7 months ago
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British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
8 months ago
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968 You didn’t need...
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law
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Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
TheCollector
What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
11 months ago
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
Overcoming Bias
Prioritizing Concrete Proposals
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that...
2 months ago
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that future better. And the first steps in this process are often to identify interesting classes of scenarios, and then estimate their desirability, chances, and ease of influence.
Classical Wisdom
LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
a year ago
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
a year ago
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
TheCollector
3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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What Were the Consolations of Boethius?
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8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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What Does It Mean to Be a Critical Thinker?
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Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
5 months ago
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
Understanding political violence.
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
2 months ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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How Did the Victorian Dead Body Trade Operate?
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History Today Feed
Portugal, the Mamluks, and the Age of Discovery
Portugal, the Mamluks, and the Age of Discovery
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/22/2025 - 09:03
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Portugal, the Mamluks, and the Age of Discovery
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/22/2025 - 09:03
TheCollector
10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games
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What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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Classical Wisdom
Can You ‘Believe In The Science’?
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
7 months ago
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
TheCollector
The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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How to Unlock Your Unconscious According to Carl Jung
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Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
11 months ago
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
Classical Wisdom
The "New" Ancient City
Discovering Kavala...
8 months ago
TheCollector
Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
TheCollector
What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
8 months ago
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches
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12 months ago
History Today Feed
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
10 months ago
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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The Holodomor, Ukraine’s Great Famine
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Flashbak
Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller...
a month ago
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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Rise of ‘Jamesian’ Ghost Stories: Who Was M.R. James?
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Global Inequality...
Why not Keynes?
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
9 months ago
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
TheCollector
Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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TheCollector
Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
a year ago
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
Open Culture
Why the Tavern Scene in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds Is a Master Class in Filmmaking
Ideally, a viewer should be able to identify the work of a particular auteur from any one scene that...
2 weeks ago
Ideally, a viewer should be able to identify the work of a particular auteur from any one scene that the auteur has directed. In reality, it’s not always possible to do so, even in the work of filmmakers with highly idiosyncratic styles. But in the case of Quentin Tarantino, it...
Classical Wisdom
Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
3 months ago
Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
4 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
TheCollector
Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
3 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
TheCollector
Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
2 months ago
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
Classical Wisdom
Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
a year ago
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
TheCollector
The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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Flashbak
British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
2 months ago
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
TheCollector
Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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Flashbak
Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was...
11 months ago
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was sold, women raged in raucous nightclubs, gay rights found its voice, Madonna joined her first band, BLADE used trains as his canvas and In 1981, 22-year-old Christopher Morris was...
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
a year ago
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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What to Expect from Art Market Budapest
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What Was Voltaire’s Philosophy?
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Flashbak
William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
9 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
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What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
5 months ago
African History...
The pre-Islamic civilizations of west Africa
While West Africa has been part of the Muslim world since the late Middle Ages, as famously...
2 weeks ago
While West Africa has been part of the Muslim world since the late Middle Ages, as famously demonstrated by the golden pilgrimage of Mali's Mansa Musa in 1324, Islam had only arrived in the region at the close of the 1st millennium.
History Today Feed
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
a year ago
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
TheCollector
The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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a year ago
Flashbak
A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
2 months ago
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
TheCollector
What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
a month ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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10 months ago
Global Inequality...
Three steps to freedom
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
11 months ago
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
TheCollector
Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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Beauty That Kills: Was Renaissance Makeup Deadly?
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
2 months ago
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
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The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
4 months ago
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
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The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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a year ago
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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a month ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
GrimGrains,...
Flashbak
Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
6 months ago
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
Classical Wisdom
The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
3 months ago
Heraclitus against Parmenides
TheCollector
“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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a month ago
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How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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